In LTP’s circular display of the liturgical year, the key
features are easily understandable: the liturgical seasons in their
characteristic colors, Sundays on the outer rim, and the days and weeks
radiating from the center. This year’s art, by Paul Cainto Balan, helps us
understand the process for initiating adults into the Christian faith—a process
enacted each year in Roman Catholic parishes around the world. The stages of
formation and the beautiful liturgical rites described in the document,Rite
of Christian Initiation of Adults, come to life in his vivid
illustrations. In the four corners of the calendar are the four stages of the
initiation process—in the upper left: scenes from the Period of Inquiry and the
Rite of Acceptance, in the upper right: scenes from the Period of the
Catechumenate, and in the lower right: scenes from the scrutinies in the Period
of Purification and Enlightenment. The Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism,
Confirmation, and Eucharist), celebrated at the Easter Vigil, are depicted in
the center of the calendar. In the lower left, the artist depicts scenes from
the initiate’s new life in Christ: receiving the Eucharist and serving in the
world.

TheYear
of Grace 2018liturgical
year follows the Sunday Year B cycle and the Weekday Year II cycle, beginning
on December 3, 2017 (First Sunday of Advent)and ending on Friday, November 30,
2018.

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